ACTD Robots

Automation & Liquid Handling

Our automation and liquid handling services streamline laboratory workflows by increasing precision, reproducibility and enhancing efficiency in high-throughput processes.

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Automation and liquid handling services are essential in modern laboratories, as they help streamline workflows by enhancing precision, reducing human error, and significantly boosting efficiency in high-throughput processes. In pharmaceutical research, automated liquid handlers are used to accurately dispense reagents and samples in drug screening assays, speeding up the discovery of new medications. In genomics, these systems play a critical role in tasks like PCR setup and next-generation sequencing (NGS) preparation, ensuring reproducibility and accuracy. 

Our automatic liquid handling instrumentation include:

  • JANUS Liquid Handling Workstation
  • BioTek 405
  • BioTek 406
  • BioTek MultiFlo
  • Multidrop Combi
  • Revvity FlexDrop*
  • Formulatrix Mantis*

*these platforms are for small volume dispensing (nanoliter range).

Liquid Handling Capacity

Our liquid handling services include, but are not limited to:

  • Single cell suspension and reagent dispensing
  • Media change
  • Cherrypicking and serial dilutions
  • Drug treatment and RNA transfection in microplate format (stamping)
  • Microplate staining for high-content imaging and flow cytometry
  • Other bespoke assay development